British Columbia:The Pacific NorthWest’s Sustainable

Powerhouse

Workshop Sulle Energie RinnovabilieTechnologie Correlate in Canada

British Columbia Ministry of Economic Development

10 February 2010

Advantage British Columbia• Strategic location accessing North

American and Pacific Rim markets• Skilled & diverse workforce• Pro-business government• Diverse and abundant energy

supplies• Excellent infrastructure• Quality of life• Low cost, globally competitive Link

http://www.investbc.ca/default2.htm

British Columbia –Diverse & Growing Economy

• Canada’s third largest province• Culturally diverse population of 4.4 million• Diversified & growing economy

– 3.3% GDP growth in 2008 at $197 billion

– 46% employment in knowledge based, manufacturing & construction industries

• 6.2% increase in private sector machinery & equipment investment in 2008

• Increasing exports to the Pacific Rim up at 32% share in 2008

Leading in Economic Growth…

• BC has lead in economic growth over the last years• Committed to slashing business costs & regulation – 40%

of business regulation gone since 2001• Provincial tax dropping to 10% in 2011 giving a 25%

combined federal & provincial tax by 2012 the lowest in North America

• 26,000 new businesses in 2009• Employment up by 2.2% in 2008• One of the best educated work forces in the world – 65% of

employees with post-secondary qualifications• S&P upgrade BC to a Triple-A rating in 2006

http://www.investbc.ca/businessclimate.htm

• BC is a strategic gateway to the Asia Pacific Rim and Pacific NorthWest

• Combined Pacific NorthWest market - BC, AL, WA, OR, CA & Idaho -US$ 2.7 trillion

• BC uniquely placed to reach these market...

British Columbiaand the Pacific NorthWest...

The BC Energy Plan - O ur Green Agenda• Ensure self-sufficiency in electrical power + ‘insurance’

by 2016 – 52,000 GWh now, 75,000 GWh then…

• All new generation will have zero net GHG

• 50 per cent of BC Hydro’s incremental resource needs through conservation by 2020

• Make ‘Small Power’ part of the solution - unlimited ‘standard offer’ for clean electricity up to 10 MW

• BC Hydro to issue a ‘Clean Call for Power’ and a ‘Call’using forest residues and ‘beetle killed pine”

• 5% renewable fuel standard for petrol and diesel by 2010 – 50% from BC sources by 2020

Link to the BC Energy Plan

Let’s Look at the Alternative Energy Opportunities in British Columbia…

• Biomass

• Biogas

• Biofuels

• Wind

• Solar

• Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Batteries

Biomass…

Biomass in BC…

• BC has 50% of Canada’s biomass electricity/CHP generation now…

• Huge fibre resources, mill and forest residues, crop residues, manure, organic waste…

• 1.2 million BDt/annum of mill residues, 7 million BDt/annum of forest residues

• The Mountain Pine Beetle will have killed 80% of BC’s merchantable pine by 2014 – up to to 1 billion BDt of timber

• Renewable, distributed throughout the province

• Already a major wood pellet producer, over 1 million tonnes annually, 700,000 tonnes come to Europe

And the Bioenergy Opportunities …• BC Hydro’s ‘Call for Biomass Generation’ calling for

1,000 GWh annually using forest residues in progress• Remote Communities program for biomass based

electricity generation and heating to replace diesel • BC Timber Sales, provincial government agency,

offering long-term fibre licences to pellet plant investors• European companies and utilities actively considering

major pellet plant investment up to 400,000 tonnes annual capacity

• Numerous municipalities considering biomass fired CHP and district heating systems

• Waste to energy plants under active consideration• Biomass gasification leading to heat, power and fuels

Biogas…

Biogas & Anaerobic Digestion• BC Anaerobic Digestion Initiative Advisory Committee recently

established to promote Anaerobic Digestion • BC Bioenergy Network funds the Renewable Agri-energy

Initiative under the BC Agricultural Research & Development Corporation Link

• 5 farm based AD projects in the Lower Mainland building or in planning - upgrading biogas to methane for pipeline injection

• Legislation and regulatory changes in hand to accelerate AD development and investment in the province

Biogas…Biofuels…

Biofuels…• 5% average renewable fuel content for petrol and diesel starting

this year 2010, 10% by 2020• 50% of BC’s renewable fuel requirement to be met by BC

production by 2020• Renewable content proportionately reduces carbon tax on

transport fuels• Current biodiesel production in the province based on recycled

bio-oils and fats• Development emphasis on 2nd Generation Technologies:

– Fast pyrolysis of biomass and upgrading bio-oil to transport grade– Production of cellulosic ethanol and biorefining products including

lignin

• $10 million Fund to support production of liquid biofuels

Biogas…Clean Energy…

Clean Energy…• Winning proponents for BC Hydro’s Clean Call

for 5,000GWk annual firm electricity supply shortly to be announced:– On-shore wind– Off-shore wind ( NaiKun)– Run-of-River

• Standard Offer Program for projects under 10MW is currently under review to improve tariffs and simplify terms and conditions

• $1.5 billion, 14-year ecoENERGY Renewable Power program offers 1¢/kWh for new low-impact renewable power

Biogas…Clean Energy…Solar…

Polysilicon…• BC positioning as the preferred

North American location for polysilicon production

• Close to the lowest cost electricity rates globally – long-term rate price certainty being considered

• Attracting the whole of the value chain from polysilicon to cells

• Ideally positioned to serve the rapidly growing North American and Asia PV markets

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Solar…• Vancouver’s yearly PV potential is 1,009

kWh/kW compared with 848 for Berlin and 885 for Tokyo

• With a $5 million fund, SolarBC provides incentives up to $2,375 for solar hot water systems for homeowners

• 8 Solar Communities across BC provide leadership to transform the solar hot water market in BC

• Targets of 1,200 solar hot water systems by 2011 and 100,000 roofs with solar technology by 2020

Biogas…Clean Energy…Hydrogen & Fuel Cells…

Hydrogen Highway –BC’s Route to the Future?

• Global leader in hydrogen & fuel cell technologies - framed around the 2010 Winter Games

• Seven highly visible fuelling locations –up to 1,000 litres/day for the bus fleetLink

• 20 fuel cell buses serving Whistler Link

• Not just vehicles! Stationary, Portable

• Hydrogen Highway - an invitation for innovation

Batteries…Clean Energy…Plug-In Electric

Vehicles…

Plug-In Vehicles…• New housing is mandated to have a charging

socket in the garage, every fifth parking stall in a condo

• Build on the Hydrogen Highway to include plug-in electric vehicle charging – the Green Highway

• Encourage municipalities to provide charging points in parking areas

• 50% of public transport in Vancouver is electric• Partnership with Mitsubishi for BC to be the early

market for their PEV• Renault-Nissan Alliance partnering with BC,

Vancouver & BC Hydro to launch the Nissan PEV Leaf in BC…

Incentives & Support Programs…• Innovative Clean Energy Fund: $25 million annually supporting

development of pre-commercial or commercial renewable, low carbon technologies

• Liquid Biofuels Production Program: $10 million to support development of biofuels

• BC Bioenergy Network: with a grant $25 million to advance deployment of leading-edge bioenergy technologies

• Ethanol BC: Funds research into converting wood to ethanol and other platform biochemicals

• SolarBC: $5 million of funding to provide incentives to households, schools and businesses to install thermal solar and PV panels

• ecoENERGY for Renewable Power: federal program offering 1 cent/kWh for renewable energy projects

An Agenda for Innovation…

Is it all about to change… ?

Premier Campbell on setting up Cabinet Committee on Climate Action and Clean Energy and the Green Energy Advisory Task Force:

“This task force and the new committee will ensure B.C. remains a leader in clean and renewable energy by developing our resources, maximizing our opportunities and establishing our potential as the supplier of choice for clean power.”

24-26th March, Vancouver, BC

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8-10th June, Prince George, BC4th International Bioenergy Conference in conjunction with the Emerging Clean Technologies Conference and the BioEnergy and CleanTech Exhibition . http://www.bioenergyconference.org

Make a wise move ……choose British Columbia

Thank you!Rolf Fyne

rolf.fyne@britishcolumbia.ca